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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Case Has Local Implications Around Nation
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U.S. Supreme Court hears oral argument; will decide whether to hold Exxon responsible for $5 billion judgment from 1987 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
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Stormwater Effluent Guidelines
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Stormwater runoff is a major source of pollution in our rivers, streams and oceans. Runoff contains a host of contaminants, including sediment, metals, pesticides, fertilizers, automotive oil and grease, excessive nitrogen and phosphorous, bacteria and viruses, and trash. On June 24 2002, the EPA issued proposed effluent guidelines for the construction and development industry. These guidelines are woefully inadequate in addressing all categories of runoff contaminants from this industry.
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Mercury Rising
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The Fall 2004 issue of Waterkeeper Magazine is now available to the public. This important issue highlights the growing threat of mercury contamination in our waterways and fish from the nation’s coal-fired power plants and talks about some of the actions that Waterkeeper Alliance and our local Waterkeeper programs are taking on this growing threat.
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Waterkeeper Fights EPA, Industry Over Factory Farm Rules
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Last year, Waterkeeper and three other environmental groups filed briefs challenging EPA's new Clean Water Act regulations for factory farms. The rules areso weak that they actually expand the opportunities for factory farm pollution.
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WATERKEEPERS AROUND THE WORLD - 2003
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2003 was an amazing year for the 117 Waterkeeper programs. It is almost impossible to highlight all of the milestones achieved by them in the last year. Here is just a sampling of how they are protecting your local waterways...
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MAJOR VICTORY: Court Rules On Waterkeeper Case - Power Plants Must Stop Massive Fish Kills
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A federal court ruled that EPA must stop allowing power plants to kill BILLIONS of fish each DAY. Hudson Riverkeeper, Waterkeeper Alliance and others prevail in six-year lawsuit.
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UPDATE : Legal Campaign Against CAFOs Assured Day in Court
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Judge's ruling sustains Waterkeeper Alliance's challenge to North Carolina's CAFO permit.
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EPA SLAMMED ON MERCURY RULE
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In a scathing report issued yesterday by the Environmental Protection Agency’s own Office of the Inspector General, the EPA was harshly criticized for both the methodology and the content of its proposed mercury emissions rule
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EPA Factory Farm Pollution Rule Illegal, Says Federal Appeals Court
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Rule Violated Clean Water Act, Threatens Public Health, Conservation Groups Say
A 2003 Bush administration farm pollution rule violates the Clean Water Act by allowing large-scale livestock farms to apply manure to land without federal or state oversight or public input, the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York ruled today. The ruling in Waterkeeper Alliance v. EPA was the result of a lawsuit filed by three conservations groups, which charged that the rule shielded factory farms from liab
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Part 1: America's Worst Corporate Polluters
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When companies, farmers, and municipalities reduce or eliminate pollution they demonstrate that they are responsible for their actions and their waste. When they don’t, they force the rest of us to carry their load – a load that is a drain on the economy and a danger to our health. These Enemies of the Environment are among the most irresponsible American companies, public officials, scientists and lobbyists. They have a choice to act responsibly, and they choose not to take it. First in a four-
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Part 2: Public Officials Endangering the Public Trust
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In the 6th century the Roman Empire codified the rights of citizens to shared resources including air, flowing water, and wildlife.
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Part 3: America's Maddest Scientists
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In his infamous 2003 memo on how to blunt the environmental movement, pollster Frank Luntz instructed polluters and their allies on how to suppress and marginalize science and scientists when their results don’t jive with industry’s goals.
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TAKE ACTION: Senators To Turn Tragedy into Environmental Disaster
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Members of Congress are actively seeking ways to use the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and Rita to rollback environmental rules that keep toxics and sewage out of our waters. Call your Senators today.
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Hawks & Doves: Fall Magazine Released
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The newest issue of Waterkeeper magazine is out, carrying stories of the Waterkeeper Air Force, restoration champions, and environmental education.
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You Have the Right to Know What Industry is Dumping in Your Community
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TAKE ACTION: EPA wants to keep you from knowing when a polluter dumps toxic waste in your neighborhood.
TELL EPA NOT TO SLASH THE TRI PROGRAM.
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NAFTA Secretariat recommends investigation of US mercury emissions
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Waterkeeper complaint links power plant emissions with widespread mercury contamination
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WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE AND SMITHFIELD FOODS REACH AGREEMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL PACT
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Nation’s Largest Hog Producer to Implement Enhancements at 275 North Carolina Hog Facilities
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Why Kill a Tree to Grow a Flower?
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Spread the Word: Say NO to Cypress Mulch
Put a STOP to the grinding of precious Louisiana coastal wetlands into cheap garden mulch.
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Stormwater Case Won in Federal Court
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Court Agrees with Waterkeeper Alliance and NRDC: Says EPA Must Set Standards Controlling Strip Mall and Subdivision Stormwater Pollution
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Marriott & Four Seasons: Do Not Disturb Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico’s coastline was once a haven for leatherback sea turtles. Now, two hotel chains want to seize one of the best remaining strips of their natural habitat – the Northeastern Ecological Corridor. You can help us stop them.
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Atomic Power from the Watershed Perspective
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The fall issue of Waterkeeper magazine takes an in-depth look at nuclear power, where waste and leaks, failing regulations and powerful companies put communities at grave risk. Waterkeeper also explores the way forward: “Reenergizing the 21st Century.”
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Coalition Will Fight Corps Plan to Strip Protection from Wetlands Near Gulf
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Groups submit comments in opposition to the Army Corps' plan to waive requirements for critical flood protection
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Save Grand Canyon from Glen Canyon Dam
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TAKE ACTION: Submit comments to demand that Bureau of Reclamation focus on actions for endangered species recovery in Grand Canyon National Park, not more experimentation for the preservation of Glen Canyon Dam.
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VICTORY: Court Rules In Shenandoah Water Pollution Case
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The end may be in sight to the ongoing illegal pollution of the North Fork Shenandoah River by SIL Cleanwater
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ILLEGAL WASTE DISPOSAL: North Carolina Hog Factories Spray Before the Rain
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Hog factory load up the fields in advance of rain – then watch as the stormwater carries waste off through pipes and ditches to our rivers and streams. Waterkeeper Alliance challenges state to take action.
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DTE Energy Company accused of environmental offences in Canada
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Michigan’s DTE Energy Company is being charged for its role in polluting the St. Clair River with mercury. Scott Edwards, a Canadian citizen and authority on mercury pollution, was in Sarnia court Wednesday alleging that DTE Energy’s coal-fired energy complex on the banks of the St. Clair River has been breaching Canada’s Fisheries Act for two years.
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Senator John Kerry on WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show
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John Kerry promotes Waterkeeper Alliance and his new book on The Daily Show.
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The EcoZone Project
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Waterkeeper Alliance Trustee, Paul Polizzotto, has a new TV show airing this weekend: The EcoZone Project.
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Letter from the President: FIGHTING FOR WHAT I LOVE
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Know Your Rights
You have the right to plentiful and edible fish. You are the owner of your stream and river, lake, bay and coast. You have the right to use them as long as you don’t interfere with the use of them by anyone else
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Rock On Water – song sampler web page
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n May 31, 2007 at Irving Plaza, over 1,000 hedge fund execs, investment bankers, mutual fund managers and members of finance and related industries will rock out for clean water at Rock on Water 2007.
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Fish Able Waters
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
You are the owner of your stream and river, lake, bay and coastal waterway.
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Virginia Slaughterhouses Face Clean Water Lawsuit
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Poultry Industry Faces Citizen Lawsuit for North Fork Shenandoah Water Pollution: Environmental Groups Charge Illegal Dumping of Processing and Construction Waste
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DON'T BUY IT: Say NO to Cypress Mulch
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Waterkeeper Alliance and Louisiana Waterkeepers Demand Stop To Clear-Cutting of Cypress Forests for Mulch
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Mercury Rising: Power Companies Avoid Responsibility Despite Dangerous Mercury Contamination
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The problem is solvable. Existing, affordable technologies can reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants by up to 90 percent. But the industry refuses to act
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Wal-Mart to Stop Selling Cypress Mulch From Louisiana
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Garden Retailers Take Important Steps Towards Preserving Endangered Cypress Swamps - Fight to save cypress nationwide continues
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PRESERVATION OF PUERTO RICO BEACH SAVES TURTLE HABITAT
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In 2006, Waterkeeper Alliance and local partners in Puerto Rico launched our DO Not Disturb Puerto Rico campaign to stop the development of hotels on important sea turtle nesting grounds. Pressure on elected officials and developers has led to permanent protection
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Clean Water Act Anniversary Message to Congress: PROTECT OUR WATERS
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On the 35th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act, Congress needs to recommit the nation to clean water and healthy communities.
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Chesapeake Poultry Initiative
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Waterkeeper Alliance and Waterkeepers Chesapeake take on industrial chicken farms responsible for massive nutrient pollution.
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2007 VICTORIES
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In 2007, Waterkeeper Alliance and our 172 local Waterkeeper programs scored major victories for clean water and strong communities
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U.S. Energy Company to Face Prosecution for Cross-Border Pollution in Canada
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Citizen Prosecution Brought for Mercury Contamination of St. Clair Watershed: A Canadian Court has given the green light for prosecution of DTE Energy
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WATERKEEPER WINS MERCURY BATTLE
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D.C. CIRCUIT COURT DECLARES EPA’S MERCURY RULE ILLEGAL
In a complete victory for Waterkeeper, Federal Court invalidates weak, illegal EPA rules on mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants
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